Wire-fence nafl



(No Model.)

- w. M. GLOW.

WIRE PENGE NAIL. I No. 279,113. Patented June 5,1883;

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM M; QLO'W, OF IVHEATLAND, ILLINOIS.

WIRE-FENCE NAIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,113, dated June 5,1883. Application filed February 27,1883. (No model.)

1'0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, \VILLIAM M. GLOW, of\Vheatland, in \Vill county, and State of Illi nois, have inventedcertain Improvements in NVire-Fence Nails, the construction andoperation of which I will proceed to explain, refer ence being had tothe annexed drawings, mak ing. a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is'a side view, showing it applied to two strand-wires anddriven in the post; 2, an edge view, and Fig. 3 a perspective v1ew. I p

This nail is for the purpose of holding two strandwires of a wire orbarbed-wire fence on the post by being-driven in between them, and soformed that its head projects each way over each wire, forming a hookedor hollowed head over each strand-wire, and having its head flaredOnwidened at the upper end, so, it may be drawn from the post by anordinary clawhammer.

Referring to the drawings, (1 represents the nail proper, a, the head,and c c the hollowed projections or shoulders for the purpose of holdingthe two strand-wires w w, asshown in Fig. 1. As shown in said figure,the nail is driven into the post between the two strandwiresw w in suchmanner that its hollow shoulders c a project out over the saidstrand-wires, and hold the strandwires firm on the post P after the nailhas been driven home.

The head a of the nail projects above the wire strands far enough soitsflared upper end may be grasped by an ordinary clawhammer, so the nailcan be drawn from the post, when desired, and saved for use again or anynumber of times.

The hollow shoulders c c in this nail are not intended to continue overthe strand-wires w "10 so as to drive into the post, but only so far asto inclose enough of the wires to hold them firm next the head of thenail.

Y I am aware nails of this character having one hook on one side to holdone wire or bar on the post have been used; but in such'case the head ofthe nail breaks off when driven home, because the head is not supportedon either side, and it is useless in many instances. I am also awareanail for been in use having a pin through the head, so that aclaw-hammer can draw the nail by hooking under the pin; but in such casethe pin has to be added to the nail after it is forged or cut, and thehole in which the pin sets weakens the head, and in many cases the pindrops out and rendersthc nail incapable of being drawn. ll am not awareof the use of a nail for this pur; pose having such a flared or widenedhead projecting some distance above the strand-wires for the purpose setforth. Neither am I aware of the use of the double shoulders c 0, formedshown, to inclose and hold on two wires by being driven in between them.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is as follows, to wit:

The wirefence nail described, having the two proj ecting hollowedshoulders c c and flared head a, for the purpose set forth.

-WILLIA1\I M. 'oLow.

\Viinesses:

Tnos. H. Hurcnrxs, WM. J. HUTCHINS.

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